588 DR. 0. FINSCH ON THE BIRDS OF TRINIDAD. [June 23, 
One specimen in change of the plumage; the under parts being 
mixed with large patches of black. 
Long. al. caud, rostr. tars. tib. med. dig. med. 
6" gr 9" gm g!" 18" g!" 113" 
As far as I can judge from a few specimens, the Golden Plover of 
Awerica, most nearly allied to the C. fulvus, Gmel., of Eastern 
Asia, is a distinct species, characterized by the longer wings. But 
whether this character is constant I hesitate to declare with cer- 
tainty, not having compared specimens enough. 
105. CHARADRIUS SEMIPALMATUS, Bp. 
Charadrius brevirostris, Neuw. Beitr. iv. p. 769; Burm. iii. 
p- 359. 
Charadrius semipalmatus, Léot. p. 392; Schleg. Curs. p. 30. 
Three specimens; two in winter dress, the third in full summer 
plumage. ‘There is no difference in specimens from Brazil and from 
the United States. 
(106. Toranus sEMIPALMATUS (Gmel.); Léot. p- 457; Schleg. 
Scolopaces, p. 76. 
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, Bp. 
One specimen in winter plumage, agreeing with North-American 
specimens. 
107. Actiris MacuLARIus (L.); Schleg. Scolop. p. 83. 
Tringoides macularia, Léot. p. 461; Taylor, Z. ec. p. 95. 
One specimen in the dress supposed to be that of the young, 
having the under parts uniform white, unspotted, quite the same as 
in our 4. Aypoleucus, with which it may be easily confounded at 
first sight. But there exists a very good character in the markings 
of the outer tail-feather—in A. macularius only the outer web 
being distinctly barred with white and black, the inner web obscure 
greyish brown, instead of being both barred regularly with black as 
in A. hypoleucus. 
108. TrInGA SEMIPALMATA, Wils. 
Ereunetes petrificatus, Ill. 
Tringa pusilla (L.); Schleg. Scolop. p. 55. 
Heteropoda semipalmata et H. longirostris, Léot. pp. 477, 480. 
Eureunetes mauri et EL. minor, Gundl. J. f. Orn. 1856, pp.419, 420. 
One specimen in winter dress, which agrees in every respect with 
specimens from Texas, Cuba, and Sitka. The variability in the 
length of the bill has been noticed already by Professor Baird (B. N. 
Am. p. 725). Our Cuban specimen (7. mauri, Bp.) has the bill 
8’ long, like the Trinidad one (8'" Z. minor, Gundl.); in the Texan 
specimen the bill measures 9'”; and in the one from Sitka 113'”, as 
noticed for 7. mauri by Dr. Gundlach. ‘The existence of inter- 
